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Mechanical Instruments Museum in Luebeck, Germany
By Philippe Rouillé

Francoise Dussour told me that at the Waldkirch Festival (beginning
of June, I could not alas attend the festival) there was a large
hand-operated mechanical organ from a museum in Luebeck (north of
Germany).  Three men had to turn the handle, one after the other,
and it was a hard job.

Does anyone know about this organ and the collection of that museum,
especially in the mechanical music field ?  Have you any address of
that museum, and would it be worth to add it to the listing in my web
page Musica Mecanica ?

Thanks in advance for your answer,

Philippe Rouille  (Paris, France)
rouille@cnam.fr
http://www.cnam.fr/museum/musica_mecanica/

 [ The organ is "De Poppenspaeler", built circa 1989 by Frederic
 [ Keller, especially to perform for the children outside the Puppet
 [ Theater Museum in Luebeck.  Keller is a Black Forest craftsman (now
 [ living in France) and, true to the traditions of Waldkirch, the
 [ scale of the 47-key organ is based upon a tried-and-proven design
 [ by Carl Frei.  It has 176 pipes, and features a loud, sonorous bass
 [ voice which demands lots of air !  -- Robbie


(Message sent Tue 6 Jul 1999, 16:34:40 GMT, from time zone GMT+0200.)

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